HARARE, Zimbabwe | TASS | The current Kiev regime has turned Ukraine into the West’s terrorist mercenary to destabilize situation in Africa, Editor-in-Chief of Zimbabwe’s New Ziana News Agency Rangarirai Shoko told TASS. “Niger’s decision to sever relations with Kiev is quite understandable from a security and geostrategic point of …
Read More »Biden secretly permits Kiev to use US weapons for deep strikes on Russia — Politico
WASHINGTON | TASS | US President Joe Biden gave the Kiev government a secret permission to use US-supplied weaponry for attacking targets deep in the Russian territory, the Politico newspaper reported citing own sources. According to the report, the permission applies to Russian regions that border Ukraine’s northwestern region of …
Read More »10 killed, dozens wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine
KIEV, RUSSIA | Xinhua | At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours, local authorities said Saturday. Four people were killed and 23 injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia in missile strikes, said Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan …
Read More »West wants Kiev to submit targets inside Russia, with reasons for striking them — source
MOSCOW | TASS | The West wants Ukraine to submit a list of targets inside Russia and provide reasons for striking them, a source told TASS. “Western sponsors of the Kiev regime link continued deliveries of long-range combat missiles to Ukraine with the effectiveness of their practical use,” the source …
Read More »Ukraine surrendered Avdeevka because Kiev only knows how to fight civilians — diplomat
MOSCOW | TASS | Ukrainian troops retreated from Avdeevka because the regime of President Vladimir Zelensky knows how to fight only for money and only against civilians, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. “No, not for that reason. But because ZePresident and the gang know …
Read More »Russia says it carried out 23 strikes on Kiev’s defense industry sites, troops this week
MOSCOW | TASS | The Russian military carried out 23 group strikes on Ukraine’s defense industry sites and bases of troops, mercenaries and nationalists from January 6-12, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily bulletin of the special military operation. “Between January 6 and January 12, 2024, the Russian …
Read More »Kiev denounces EU countries’ plans to extend Ukrainian grain import ban
Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukraine on Saturday denounced the plans of five EU countries to extend Ukrainian grain import ban, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website. Those countries, including Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, have sought to extend the import ban on Ukrainian grain, …
Read More »African delegation visits Russia to promote peace between Moscow, Kiev
St. Petersburg, Russia | Xinhua | An African delegation visited Russia on Saturday, pushing for a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis so as to stop its negative impact on African countries. During a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, also member …
Read More »Museveni to attend budget day, misses trip to Russia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that he will not be part of the African Union delegation travelling to Europe to help resolve the Ukraine-Russia war as he is still COVID-19 positive. He will however give an address virtually to parliament Thursday, at the end …
Read More »Moscow to increase missile strikes on Kiev targets
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia will expand the scale of its missile strikes on Kiev in response to any Ukrainian forces’ attacks or sabotage on Russian territory, the country’s defense ministry said Friday. “Russian troops and forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic have taken control of the Ilyich Iron and …
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